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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of health, A/HRC/17/25/Add.1, 16 May 2011: Democratic Republic of Congo

May 16, 2011

République démocratique du Congo Communication sent 268. Le 15 novembre 2010, le Rapporteur spécial sur le droit de toute personne de jouir du meilleur état de santé physique et mentale susceptible d’être atteint, la Rapporteuse spéciale sur la situation des...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, A/HRC/17/33/Add.4, 2 May 2011: South Africa

May 2, 2011

IV. GOOD PRACTICES A. Constitutional and legal guarantees 22. The Special Rapporteur was informed of the strong constitutional and legal guarantees that protect all persons in South Africa against deprivation of liberty and the progressive enumeration of social and...

Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/TGO/CO/4, 18 April 2011: Togo

Apr 18, 2011

14. The Committee remains concerned about the criminalization of sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex, punishable by 1 to 3 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 500,000 CFA francs under article 88 of the current Criminal Code. As pointed out...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/BLR/CO/7, 6 April 2011: Belarus

Apr 6, 2011

41. The Committee is concerned about the lack of disaggregated data on the situation of women who typically face multiple forms of discrimination, such as older women, women with disabilities, women belonging to minorities, including Roma women, and lesbians, and who...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/LKA/CO/7, 5 April 2011: Sri Lanka

Apr 5, 2011

24. The Committee is concerned that, despite the adoption of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, there are significant delays before cases are processed under this Act. It appears from the constructive dialogue that most cases are dealt with through police...